Resources

WWW Sites for Statistics and Institutional Research Information

The web sites listed below are excellent resources for national, state, regional, and local statistics and other useful information for planning and assessment. Most of these sites provide additional links to more resources.

The Association for Institutional Research site provides support to members of AIR in their efforts to continuously improve the practice of institutional research for postsecondary planning, management and operations and to further develop and promote the institutional research profession.

Great site for information and statistics on community colleges nationwide

COOL: College Opportunities Online Locator

This site is operated by the National Center for Education Statistics and allows you to view and compare profiles of nearly 7,000 colleges and universities across the nation based on information reported by the institutions to IPEDS

ERIC – the Education Resources Information Center – is an online digital library of education research and information. ERIC is sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of Education. ERIC provides ready access to education literature to support the use of educational research and information to improve practice in learning, teaching, educational decision-making, and research.

This is the gateway to statistics from over 100 US Federal agencies. Information includes profiles by county, state, congressional district and Federal judicial district and also covers national, state, county, and local statistics. There are also links to other useful sites available

The Society for College and University Planning (SCUP), established in 1965, is a collegial community dedicated to sharing, learning, and teaching best practices in planning for colleges and universities. SCUP takes a holistic view of planning; as its name implies, it embraces the full spectrum of planning functions at a postsecondary institution, including, but not limited to: academic, campus or master facilities, budgeting and financial resources, infrastructure, and strategic.

The Southeastern Association for Community College Research is to provide a regional forum for planning, coordinating, or conducting activities which promote community-based, postsecondary institutions. The Association will serve as a means to identify information and research needs and promote the use of research results on regional, state, and local levels.

The Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about the nation’s people and economy. We honor privacy, protect confidentiality, share our expertise globally, and conduct our work openly. We are guided on this mission by our strong and capable workforce, our readiness to innovate, and our abiding commitment to our customers.

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